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## Meet the editor

Dr. Thomas F. Heston is a practicing physician and clinical Associate Professor at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine in Spokane, Washington, USA. As a nuclear medicine resident in the early 1990s he researched the application of neural networks in transplant medicine. He subsequently started the first nuclear medicine teleradiology network to rural northern Idaho, and in the process developed the picture archiving and communication

system for the network. He then went on to study positron emission tomography (PET) at Johns Hopkins University. As an assistant professor (adjunct) at Johns Hopkins, he established the first PET/computed tomography program in the United Arab Emirates cancer center in Al Ain. His current research focus is on the application of blockchain technology to health care.

**Preface III**

Introduction **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

New Developments **7**

**Chapter 2 9**

**Chapter 3 29**

**Chapter 4 43**

**Chapter 5 57**

An Analysis of Telemedicine Experiences and Services in Chile

Barriers to Development of Telemedicine in Developing Countries

The Advent of Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC)-MEMS

Telerobotic 3D Articulated Arm-Assisted Surgery Tools with Augmented

*by Ahmad Hoirul Basori and Hani Moaiteq Abdullah AlJahdali*

**Section 1**

**Section 2**

*by Surya Bali*

*by Thomas F. Heston*

Contents

*by Antonio Rienzo Renato*

within the Medical System

Reality for Surgery Training

*by Jian-Chiun Liou*

Introductory Chapter: Telemedicine

## Contents


Preface

This first edition of *Telehealth* provides readers with an introduction to the latest developments in the remote practice of medicine. Telemedicine allows specialized medical care to even the most remote and underserved regions of the world not only by facilitating voice communication but also by enabling remote physical diagnosis using advanced robotic technology. This book on telemedicine provides the reader with an overview of some of the latest developments in the field of telemedicine. There remains much work to do to realize the great potential of telemedicine. These

**Thomas F. Heston, MD, FAAFP, FASNC, FACNM**

Clinical Associate Professor, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington USA

chapters will give readers a good start.
